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Jun 4
2 min

Will Your Steak or Burger Be a Victim of a Cyber Attack?

The news this week that JBS, one of the largest meat processors was hacked was being subject to a ransomware attack has generated many...

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A PRICE ON CARBON AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR ONTARIO FARMERS

Nicholas Bannon

Jun 2
4 min

A PRICE ON CARBON AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR ONTARIO FARMERS

Nicholas Bannon, Aaron De Laporte, Daniel Schuurman and Alfons Weersink The Supreme Court of Canada ruled in March 2021 that the federal...

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Revisiting Canadian Beef Processing: Is Everything Back to Normal?

Mike von Massow

Dec 17, 2020
3 min

Revisiting Canadian Beef Processing: Is Everything Back to Normal?

Nicholas Bannon, Alfons Weersink, and Michael von Massow At the beginning of June, a Food Focus blog post spoke about the significant...

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The Critical Importance of Rural Broadband

Mike von Massow

Nov 9, 2020
2 min

The Critical Importance of Rural Broadband

In recent days both the provincial government (in Ontario) and the federal government have committed to investing in rural broadband...

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Circumstances Creating Opportunities for Direct to Consumer

Mike von Massow

Oct 26, 2020
2 min

Circumstances Creating Opportunities for Direct to Consumer

Our food system has adapted remarkably well to the pressures of the COVID pandemic. We have also seen some adaptation to the change in...

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Ag System Labour Crisis is about Farm Security not Food Security

Mike von Massow

Oct 16, 2020
3 min

Ag System Labour Crisis is about Farm Security not Food Security

The COVID pandemic has highlighted and exacerbated long standing issues with respect to labour in the food system - both on farms and in...

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Mike von Massow

Oct 9, 2020
2 min

The Turkey in the Coalmine?

We continue to see rising new COVID case numbers in Canada as the long predicted second wave washes over us. Governments have asked...

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Precision Agriculture Survey Points to Early Success of 4R Nutrient Stewardship Initiative

Mike von Massow

Aug 24, 2020
3 min

Precision Agriculture Survey Points to Early Success of 4R Nutrient Stewardship Initiative

By Nicholas Bannon, Sean Mitchell, and Alfons Weersink Fertilizer Canada implemented the 4R Nutrient Stewardship Certification Program...

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RELATED PROJECTS

Considering the complexity of food, it is no surprise that conversations about it can be broad and diverse. In order to better understand how people think about food, Mike is involved in several projects. Learn more about each project below.

UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH SUSTAINABLE RESTAURANT PROJECT

Our team is a group of students, faculty and community partners that are committed to working towards a more sustainable future for the restaurant industry. Every year we hold a forum, bringing prominent speakers to the University of Guelph to discuss issues in the Canadian Restaurant Industry.

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BLOG

Keep up with the conversation here.

Will Your Steak or Burger Be a Victim of a Cyber Attack?

A PRICE ON CARBON AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR ONTARIO FARMERS

Revisiting Canadian Beef Processing: Is Everything Back to Normal?

The Critical Importance of Rural Broadband

Circumstances Creating Opportunities for Direct to Consumer

Ag System Labour Crisis is about Farm Security not Food Security

The Turkey in the Coalmine?

Precision Agriculture Survey Points to Early Success of 4R Nutrient Stewardship Initiative

RELATED PROJECTS

Considering the complexity of food, it is no surprise that conversations about it can be broad and diverse. In order to better understand how people think about food, Mike is involved in several projects. Learn more about each project below.

UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH SUSTAINABLE RESTAURANT PROJECT